Since May 2026 Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and smaller islands including St Lucia, St Vincent, the US Virgin Islands, Grenada and St Kitts have experienced increasingly severe drought conditions, following a wetter-than-normal late winter and early spring (Drought.gov, 23 July, 2026). Persistent rainfall deficits and near-record temperatures have driven critically low river flows, declining reservoir and … Continue reading “Climate change is reducing early wet season rainfall in Puerto Rico and Jamaica”
Climate change is reducing early wet season rainfall in Puerto Rico and Jamaica
